In VUCA we fear, in data we trust
With fake news being the word of the year in 2017 and Bell Pottinger the first PR firm in history (potentially) whose business succumbed d
Communication Director Magazine
A life in measurement
I have been in the reputation research business for close to 30 years, aiming to empower those who want a voice and who want to listen.
Long live the (short-sighted) king?
The one eyed man is king, but only in the kingdom of the blind. In today’s fast moving social media world, are corporate communicators inhabiting such an apocryphal place when it comes to dealing with fake news?
Managing brand and reputation in a digital age
Strategy, games and the mind
The world is more complex and dynamic than ever. The increased diversity of business environments, driven by the rate of technological innovation, is at odds with the way that many companies develop and deploy strategy.
“You need to be able to have robust conversations.”
Among the highlights at the 2018 European Communication Summit was the main-stage debate about communicators on the executive board.
Chief communications officers in the boardroom
The stakes for corporations have risen.
Fighting for the ideas that make us champions
As communicators, how often do we have to fight through situations where we already feel defeated? The good news is that those battles challenge us to grow and demand that we find the grit to make our ideas succeed.
5 tips for... communicating to policy makers
You closely follow policy discussions that affect your industry and your business. You draft position papers, back up your arguments with data, and meet decision-makers to argue your case. Time for a break?
"I'm angry. I'm European. Where do I click?"
Imagine a whole stratum of the western population for whom politics and policy were once distant concerns – abstract concepts they did not feel really affected them.